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The sixteenth round matches took place on Sunday in the English Premier League. - The owner of the Goodison Park stadium, Liverpool's Everton, managed to defeat the very unsuccessful London team West Ham after a tough battle.
Everton 2 - 0 West Ham 50‘ [1 - 0] Leon Osman 90+2‘ [2 - 0] James Vaughan
At the beginning of the match, West Ham players showed more activity, and their first dangerous attack was recorded in the 17th minute, when Lee Bowyer's shot after an Argentine Carlos Tevez pass from the right wing in front of the goal was saved by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard.
After this moment, the guests pressed their opponents even more, but after ten minutes, the "Irish" fast forward Andrew Johnson could lead his team forward, but his shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by the visitors' goalkeeper Robert Green. Moments later, C. Tevez had his chance, but his shot straight at T. Howard was deflected. In the 33rd minute, after a corner kick from Andy van der Meyde, Everton defender Joleon Lescott from a grateful position failed to direct the ball into the net.
At the start of the second half, West Ham responded with another attack, but Bobby Zamora's shot went over the goal after a pass from C. Tevez. The first goal of the match fell in the 50th minute - James Beattie managed to prevent the ball from rolling out and lifted it into the penalty area, where Jonathan Spector deflected it, but Leon Osman stopped it and sent it into the top corner with an impressive shot.
Just over 10 minutes later, the same L. Osman entered the penalty area again, but his shot was not strong enough and was caught by R. Green. A little later, West Ham newcomer L. Bowyer hung the ball into the penalty area, and there the header of the highest jumping James Collins was stopped by T. Howard.
In the 68th minute, A. Johnson hesitated to pass to J. Beattie and his long-range shot went wide, but a few moments later the opposing representative C. Tevez dangerously converted a penalty shot, but his shot flew over the crossbar.
At the end of the match, after a scramble in Everton's penalty area, Marlon Harewood almost disarmed T. Howard with a powerful shot. Already in stoppage time, Javier Mascherano lost the ball in the middle of the field, Lee Carsley passed it to his teammate James Vaughan, and the young defender with a strong shot "shot down" R. Green. After this victory, Everton rose from 9th place to 7th, while West Ham remains in 18th place.
